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Star-Spangled
Banner Trail Stewards Blaze the Way
The Star-Spangled Banner Trail is piloting a new Trail Stewards Program to encourage schools, trail sites and organizations, communities and individual to connect with the history and culture of the Chesapeake in their ownbackyards, and to help others make meaningful connections, too.
The inaugural pilot project engages Baltimore City 5th graders in creative, place-based learning projects that serve their peers and inspire a connection with the trail’s places and stories.
Throughout the 2012-2013 school year, all 5th graders at Patterson Park Public Charter School are learning about the War of 1812 in their backyards. Patterson Park, across the street from the school, was known as Hampstead Hill during the War of 1812, and was the site of a successful defense of the city of Baltimore in 1814 from invasion by British troops on land. In December, Chief of Interpretation Vince Vaise of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine led the children on a tour of Hampstead Hill, including a running charge up the remnant earthworks. In January, the 5thgraders visited the Maryland Historical Society and examined primary source documents related to the defense, including letters written by citizen-soldiers who were fortifying the defensive earthworks.
Last week, Star-Spangled Banner Trail staff and teacher Ryan Kaiser led 57 children in an engaging session to design interpretive signage. Using examples of actual trail signage, plus materials such as quotes, images, maps, and a template with the traditional black bar, students developed their own designs for Patterson Park signage. The 5th graders will select the three best designs and show them off in May at the History Field Day at Hampstead Hill organized by the Baltimore National Heritage Area.
Graduates of this pilot project join a growing trail-wide network of teachers and student who are preserving, protecting, and teaching others about these nationally important places and stories.
See teacher Ryan Kaiser’s blog about the interpretive sign designing workshop at http://pppcsfifthgrade.weebly.com/blog.html.
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Name: Cindy Chance
Phone Number: 410-260-2492
Email: [email protected]
The following article was posted on the National Park Service website this week. I am unable to connect to the link so I have pasted it here for you.
17 Comments
Zoey
3/14/2013 10:26:25 pm
I am really lucky to be part of this program. I cant believe that we are the only 5th graders in the country to do this!
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Zoey
3/14/2013 10:27:41 pm
Also, I thank Mr.Kaiser!!!
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Jai-Ming
3/14/2013 10:30:13 pm
This is a very fun activity to do and it is Awesssssomeee!!!!!!!
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Brandon
3/14/2013 10:39:02 pm
I think that this activity will be not just fun, but educational to other people around the Country.I also agree with Zoey that we must be very lucky to be apart of this program and we are the first 5th graders in the Country to do this!
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Zoey
3/14/2013 10:48:02 pm
Yes, this will be very educational to people around the country. I think you are right
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Kentiera and Rayne
3/14/2013 10:50:54 pm
We think that this was an awsome activity and that we are lucky enough to be able to do this.This is an honor.Thank you Mr.Kaiser and the National Park Service for displaying us and doing this educational and fun activity with us.
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james
3/14/2013 10:57:21 pm
I think this will be a very fun and also educational project for the tourist to see and learn more about the war of 1812 from are plaque.
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Chanell
3/14/2013 11:04:43 pm
I think this is a awsme activted. I'm very exsited to get started on this project.I just cant belive we are the only fifthgrade on the cuntry thats doing this!!
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Breana & Karolina
3/14/2013 11:12:20 pm
We had a really great time on this fieldtrip!!Also it was very educational & fun.
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Markell
3/15/2013 12:15:38 am
It is so awesome to be apart of Patterson park public charter school because we have a lot of opprtunitys to be in the 5th grade i am lucky thanks to Ms.Abbi and Mr.Kiaser we would not have this opportunity.
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Amaris
3/15/2013 12:29:58 am
I am very proud of this amazing things we doing so proud of evryone around.
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Justise
3/15/2013 02:56:35 am
I'm so blessed and so thankful to be in this school we do lot's of field trips and half of these students in the city don't have a chance to do field trips and do things like we do so thats why iam so thankful and blessed to be in this school and have great treachers like Mr.Kaiser,Mr.Pelletier,Ms.Gutting thank you for all the things you did for us.
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Ingri
3/15/2013 02:57:38 am
I am so lucky to be part of this 5th grade team . I am also very excited .
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Richard
3/15/2013 05:16:13 am
This looks like a great project and it is great publicity for PPPCS. Way to Go 5th Graders and 5th Grade Teachers!
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Abigail
3/22/2013 03:07:49 am
I look at the flag,I feel the flag,I like the flag too!!!
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Trey
3/22/2013 03:12:12 am
I was so happy t hold that flag even though iwas under it to see how it look under.
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Dayvin
4/22/2013 02:46:03 am
Thank you mr.p and mrs. g and last but not least mr.k for being the best teachers we all know.
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